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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 32885, member: 301&quot;]<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goy&amp;defid=608740" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goy&amp;defid=608740" rel="nofollow">goy</a></p><p>Hebrew and Yiddish term for a non-Jewish person; synonymous with &quot;gentile.&quot; Usually neutral, despite persistent ***untrue*** rumors that it is derogatory. It should only be considered offensive when it is used in a context indicating that it&#039;s intended as an insult, or said in a tone of disgust- much like the word &quot;Jew.&quot; Plural, &quot;goyim&quot;; adjective forms &quot;goyish,&quot; &quot;goyishe,&quot; &quot;goyisher.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I take it Vern, that it was used against you as an insult , or you were taught it&#039;s meaning by someone who had been .......otherwise I am unsure why you would be so offended by a word that is described as....</p><p><br /></p><p>1. A Hebrew word used in the Jewish Scriptures (a.k.a. the Old Testament). The word means &quot;nation,&quot; and is always used within these scriptures to refer to the nations of the world. Significantly, within the Old Testament, Judah (the Jewish nation) itself is called a &quot;goy.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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